Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships. Proposal Submission and Evaluation

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1 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships Proposal Submission and Evaluation

2 CONTENT Registration and Proposal Submission Administrative Forms: Part A of the proposal Support Evaluation Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 1

3 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Electronic submission via Participant Portal ( PP ) es/h2020/topics/msca-if-2017.html DEADLINE: 14 September 2017, 17:00:00 CET Until the deadline, you can upload your proposal (part B), edit forms (part A) and submit any time and as often as you like! (submit early, submit often)

4 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Proposal prepared by the researcher in liaison with the host organisation, represented by the main supervisor Only one proposal per researcher

5 THE PARTICIANT PORTAL All call information, documents, registration and submission via Participant Portal ( PP ) Enter through EU Login, a Single Sign on for all services of the Participant Portal: organisation, proposals, projects etc.- PERSONAL ACCESS

6 REGISTRATION & SUBMISSION First of all: Check the specific call page and information most important the MSCA Work Programme for IF & Guide for Applicants participant portal funding opportunities Calls H2020 MSCA IF Create an account for EU Login Decide whether EF (which panel?) or GF Check the PIC of your host institution ( Participant Identification Code ) Start submission service: select the fellowship and panel (GF? EF? etc.) Log into the Participant Portal via EU Login Create a proposal: include PIC of host institution, acronym, abstract (max characters) Fill in administrative forms (Part A) Upload part B (document 1 & document 2; both as pdf) Validate your proposal to see which information is missing Submit your proposal and check whether the system created a project number Log out and check your for notification

7 PIC When an organisation has been registered and validated, it will receive a PIC (Participant Identification Code) Organisations that participated in Horizon 2020 or FP7, already have a PIC search tool on the Participant Portal in the Beneficiary Register If the host organisation is not yet registered? Legal Entity Appointed Representative (LEAR): Person, is nominated from the organisation; can change the data of the organisation and has an overview of all proposals Global Fellowships: 2 Parties obligatory (Beneficiary & Partner), both with PIC!

8 Proposal Submission Online Help: Documents, FAQs, Links Submission Wizard Step by Step Grants Manual - Section on: Proposal submission and evaluation

9 CONTENT Registration and Proposal Submission Administrative Forms: Part A of the proposal Support Evaluation Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 8

10 Part A Administrative Forms A1: General information A2: Participants & contacts organisation partially linked to PIC, supervisor, researcher A3: Budget automatically calculated, based on the person months A4: Ethics A5: Call specific questions

11 A.1 General information Acronym Title Duration in months Sc. Area (Panel) Descriptors (3-5) Free Keywords Abstract Similar proposals y/n

12 A.2 Participants & contacts - Researcher Qualifications University degree Doctorate Research experience Other acad. qualifications Place of activity/residence - last 5 years from deadline (14 Sep 2017) - no gaps!

13 A.2 Participants & contacts - Supervisor Supervisor: Main scientist or team leader in charge of the proposal for the participant. For participant number 1 (the future host institution), this will be the person REA will contact concerning this proposal

14 A.5 Call specific questions I

15 A.5 Call specific questions II

16 SOME HINTS FOR SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION If doubts or questions don t wait and ask! Submit early, submit often - latest submitted version will be evaluated. Uploading the proposal (without clicking submit ) in the last moment invalidates the previous version as the system replaces the old version SUBMISSION IS OVER on 14 SEPTEMBER :00:00 CET

17 CONTENT Registration and Proposal Submission Administrative Forms: Part A of the proposal Support Evaluation Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 18

18 SUPPORT Research Support of the Universities General questions Specific institutional questions In some cases: Proposalcheck

19 SUPPORT Therese Lindahl National Contact Point Lil Reif Expert Yasmin Dolak-Struß Expert Detailed questions Proposalcheck Deadline FFG Proposal Check: 15 August 2017

20 SUPPORT Support services for mobile researchers and their employers EURAXESS JOBS: Job offers in Europe and beyond Personalized Newsletter Find other fellowship programmes und funding opportunities Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 21

21 SUPPORT Support services for mobile researchers and their employers EURAXESS RIGHTS: Information about: European Charter for Researchers & Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers EU-entry regulations Pension schemes for researchers: RESAVER Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 22

22 CONTENT Registration and Proposal Submission Administrative Forms: Part A of the proposal Support Evaluation Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 23

23 THE EVALUATION PROCESS The evaluation is carried out by the Research Executive Agency (REA) on behalf of the European Commission (EC) Check done by REA: is the proposal admissible & eligible?

24 IS THE PROPOSAL ADMISSIBLE AND ELIGIBLE? Several formal criteria checked by REA, for example: electronic submission before deadline proposal is readable & printable proposal is complete: part A (administrative forms) and part B (both docs, for GF: letter of commitment from outgoing host institution) minimum number / type of participating organisations: EF/GF: 1 beneficiary located in MS/AC (host) for GF in addition 1 partner organisation in Third Country (TC) content of the proposal matches the description of the submeasure described in the work programme

25 THE EVALUATION PROCESS The evaluation is carried out by the Research Executive Agency (REA) on behalf of the European Commission (EC) Check done by REA: is the proposal admissible & eligible? Individual evaluation: each proposal is evaluated (remotely) against the evaluation criteria by at least 3 experts Individual Assessment Reports

26 EVALUATORS Scientific experts balanced composition with respect to skills, geographical diversity, gender, public-private sector balance rotation of experts is ensured experts are remotely briefed, sign a contract, including a declaration of confidentiality & absence of conflict of interest evaluate the proposals against the award criteria set out in the Work Programme (Excellence, Impact, Implementation) Plus: Independent Observer

27 EVALUATION CRITERIA MSCA IF Excellence Impact Quality and efficiency of the implementation Quality and credibility of the research/innovation project; level of novelty, appropriate consideration of inter/multidisciplinary and gender aspects Enhancing the potential and future career prospects of the researcher Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan Quality and appropriateness of the training and of the two way transfer of knowledge between the researcher and the host Quality of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results Appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources Quality of the supervision and of the integration in the team/institution Capacity of the researcher to reach or re-enforce a position of professional maturity/independence Quality of the proposed measures to communicate the project activities to different target audiences Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures, including risk management Appropriateness of the institutional environment (infrastructure) 50% 30% 20% Weighing Priority in case of ex aequo NB: An overall threshold of 70% will be applied to the total weighted score. Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 28

28 EVALUATION CRITERIA MSCA IF published here: MSCA work programme , p. 62/63 MSCA IF Call 2017 GfA p.23 Score 0 5 for each criterion, decimal points possible Weighted score calculated & converted into percentage Self Evaluation form: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 29

29 THE EVALUATION PROCESS The evaluation is carried out by the Research Executive Agency (REA) on behalf of the European Commission (EC) Check done by REA: is the proposal admissible & eligible? Individual evaluation: each proposal is evaluated (remotely) against the evaluation criteria by at least 3 experts Individual Assessment Reports Consensus group: the individual evaluators form a consensus group (remotely) Consensus Report Panel review: Vice-Chairs of panels convene to examine & compare consensus reports Panel report (incl. Evaluation Summary Reports for all proposals) 19 Panel ranked lists (Main list, reserve list, list of proposal below available budget), proposals below threshold are rejected

30 TIMELINE 15 August 2017: Deadline for FFG Proposal Check 14 September 2017: Deadline for Submission of Proposals October December 2017: Evaluation of Proposals February 2018: Information on the outcome of the evaluation (main contact: supervisor) Start of grant preparation phase between REA and beneficiaries March - May 2018: Indicative date for Signature of the Grant Agreement Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse Wien 31

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